INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Ben Davis High School football head coach Russ Mann has resigned.
He had been the Giants’ head coach since the 2023 season.
Mann said the administration at Ben Davis told him that it wanted to move in a different direction.
Mann went 21-14 overall during his time as Ben Davis head coach.
He won the IHSAA 6A State Championship Game in his first season as head coach back in 2023 when his Giants beat Crown Point 38-10 in the title game.
In his second season (2024) with the Giants, he led the program to a 5-6 overall record. Their season ended in the sectional championship round of the 6A tournament when they lost to eventual state champion Brownsburg 38-35.
Ben Davis two-way player Mark Zackery IV was named 2024 Indiana Mr. Football during Mann’s second season.
This past season (2025), the Giants finished with a 3-7 overall record with a young roster.
Ben Davis is one of the most successful football programs in Indiana, winning 10 state championships in its history.
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